Ultima VII was released in mid-1992, shortly before Electronic Arts acquired Origin Systems later that year. I'll tell a lot of jokes in this thread, but that isn't one of them. Where previous Ultima games were about morality, the rule of law, and racism respectively, Ultima VII is about dangerous cults and the evils of Electronic Arts. This game kicks off a new trilogy, I think the Age of the Guardian or whatever the hell they call it, although the Guardian is about the only thing consistent between VII, VIII, and IX. Combine with the memorable Ultima cast, a wisecracking villain, great gameplay and a sublime interface, and more handcrafted secrets than you can shake a stick at, a full two games' worth of continuous plot, and meticulously baking bread in a video game suddenly reaches a whole new level. You can move chairs, stack boxes and climb on them, light and extinguish lamps, smash glass display cases, rob banks, fish, hunt, and yes, bake bread.īut that's just part of the reason the game is awesome. Nearly every little detail in Britannia is somehow within the player's control. In fact, it may be one of the most interactive games ever made. As each iteration of Ultima had improved the vibrancy, scale, and interactivity of the world, so too did Ultima VII. Ultima VII once again returned the player to the land of Britannia, the (rather consistent) setting of the main Ultima series. Released in 1992, Ultima VII is the continuation of the Avatar series that began in Ultima IV. Only (together with its compantion, Part 2: Serpent Isle henceforth I'm using Ultima VII to refer to this game and Serpent Isle to refer to Part 2) the greatest PC-RPG of all time.

I Lived Under A Rock or Was 4 in 1992, What is This? Part 1: The Black Gate - Let's Play Ultima VII - Part 1: The Black Gate!

Ultima vii the complete edition